I want to wash hands!

One of Joe's favorite past times is washing dishes in the sink. However, when he wants to do this, he says "I want to wash hands!" which is a bit confusing since he knows what washing his hands means. After dinner is a standard time for Joe to want to wash hands/dishes. We usually start with a clean sink and put in a few pieces of plastic dish ware for him to pour water in and out of. But lately, he has been getting everything but the kitchen sink to put in the kitchen sink. The past week or so he was ransacking the small drawer that holds measuring cups, measuring spoons, and cookie cutters. Those were pretty small, so they were easy to clean up. Tonight, while Ted was in the other room, Joe managed to empty his usual drawer plus an entire drawer of tupperware and a drawer with utensils like the rolling pin. This was quite a surprise when walking in, but fortunately they are all clean and just need to dry now. I will trade that for the half hour of focused play!